Barcelona - Zalgiris Kaunas

Efes is currently showing a better game. Oly was taken over on the road, but it didn't work out against PAO, as both Papagiannis and Osmani got injured at the beginning. This gives Jones the opportunity to shine. Fener, on the other hand, is disappointing. They have experienced three losses against Dubajas, Zvezda, and Žalgiris. Despite showing a better game against Bayern and Galatasaray, I still don't trust them. Without Poirier, Papagiannis, and Osmani, Efes is still capable of beating Fener. Efes has too many talented defenders and I believe this will be their performance today.

Both teams are not shining, but lately it seems like the other team is performing better. The biggest advantage today is the centers, as Efes was left with only one true center when Jones and 4/5 of the big men left. In my opinion, this could become a problem for the Efes team.

Too many elite scorers on both teams could result in the end of this game as an under (in my opinion). Efes has been showing good form from the beginning, while Fene has been in good form recently + Wilbekin's return has greatly helped. I am expecting a tough match and I believe both teams will score 80+.

Until now, Papagiannis and Osmani had very few minutes played, with Osmani mainly switching between the 4 and 5 positions. However, both got injured and Efes now only has one true center - Kai Jones, with Smits also getting some playing time as a center. He should get a lot of minutes today and can confidently put up points with his shots. So far, he has a perfect shooting record of 10/10 and 4/4 from free throws. He doesn't miss anything and doesn't get many fouls either. He should have a lot of playing time today, so he won't even need many attempts to score, and with his great ball handling skills, he can easily contribute on offense and end up with a high score. Fenerbahce is a very good team to play centers against, as they themselves lack a good center. Birch plays half of the game, but for the other half, they don't have a center.

You have to finally break through Biberovic. He's been playing poorly at the beginning of the season, but he gains confidence from Saro's position in the periods. Tarik is a good sniper, he can make difficult shots and hit them. So far he's averaging almost 4 3PTs per game, but only makes around 28%. A sniper of this level needs to finally improve his shooting percentage and level it out. Today's game will most likely be a points race. Fenerbahce takes a lot of 3PT shots, which means there will be room for Tarik's shots. Wilbe still doesn't get as much playing time after his injury, and Horton-Tucker is GTD, so if he doesn't play, his minutes should increase slightly.

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Euroleague. Turkey derby between Efes and Fenerbahce. We are going with Fenerbahce this time. Efes is heavily affected by injuries, especially in the frontcourt. Porier, Papagiannis have dropped out and now it seems that even Jones is out. This leaves Smits as the only option to play in that position or we will have to play very "small ball". On top of all that, Osman has also suffered an injury, so Smits is practically the only decent option in the 4/5 position. Yes, Fener is not very strong in the frontcourt, but they still have shooters. The same goes for Birch, who can also do better. Both teams have good guards, so there is not much to say in that regard, but I think the weak spot for Saras today will be Fener's advantage. And after the defeat against Dubai, it seems that the team has pulled themselves together and is looking better. Anything can happen in a derby, and it's worth going for the better odds. And the conditions are not bad today either. Good luck.

Fener's situation is tragic for now, but Bacot is back, maybe a possibility for a good performance from Tucker as well. Anadolu has been heavily affected by injuries, leaving them practically without a front line, which is Fener's weakness. Therefore, Šaras should be able to find some advantages even in this situation.

Virtus is not a dead team this year, even though they won a double week and swept Cremona in Italy. Everything depends on Edwards in the team - if he scores 30 points, they may have a chance against someone, but if not, it will be difficult. Last week, Pao blew out Efes with Nunn's tragic performance. Pao is full of players who can play, even if their main man is not performing well. I don't see many chances for Virtus to hang on here.

Mouhamet Rassoul Diouf (BOL) under 6.5 points. So far, the guy has been getting 4.2, 6, 4, 4 points, very unstable game time, so it's questionable if he will receive a lot of minutes against one of the toughest opponents, Panathinaikos. Therefore, I think he will successfully continue not to reach the 6.5 points barrier.

Loves to dodge and jump everywhere, can even catch balls, uses his athletic abilities. Pao has a front injury, but today there is a favorable chance for him to show off his skills. There aren't many of them, so for the Serbian, all chances will shine the brightest.

Both teams play short intervals, although to me Partizan leaves a bigger impression, the composition looks quite decent, but with such an attacking game, the points total here is not out of this world, and I would guess that Partizan could reach close to 100 points, Paris could also impose a similar total, but it will require a bit of effort, since their defense is quite similar to Rytas and can only compete with Partizan in terms of points. The risk is not small, but it is worth trying in detail.

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Euroleague. Partizan against Paris. We are going with a Brown crossover.
They play a lot, they take a lot of shots. The opponents will also have a hard time today, so it's likely to be an over game. Partizan's team is without all defenders, and their main player C. Jones will have a lot of opportunities today for both Brown and Washington. Brown had solid minutes and before that, so I believe in him more. Good luck.

Two quick and running teams, but Paris doesn't play as well on the road as they do at home, so it's not necessary to expect a lot of points from them, the same goes for Hifi who will not surprise anyone by losing 15 points. Partizan has reduced its roster, so some of the role players will have to play and they shouldn't increase the productivity. If they can't run away in the games, players like Brown and Bonga will practically have no substitutions, they shouldn't lose their heads.

I believe that even with all the injuries, the Serbs will mobilize themselves. Paris is open and they will not be attacked by difficulties, but the heavy atmosphere will make it difficult for guests to fly in for the attack. Fans should help compensate for the losses.

Olympiacos is bringing Walkup, McKissic, and Fournier back from their injuries and the picture should be much better. The burden won't be on the shoulders of a few players for extended periods. Vezenkov and Milutinov are playing strong seasons, collecting rebounds one after another on offense. Bayern doesn't have much to offer in any position. I think they will be completely overshadowed under the basket and have little chance of winning. Bayern's roster is weak this year, with only Obst standing out, but overall, they are a bottom team. As the season progresses, Olympiacos will only get better and even though they haven't surprised yet, with the returning players the game will slowly come together.

No matter how tough the games, Peru always triumphs over the Greek club. Bayern looks like one of the weakest teams in the league this season, evidenced by their 17th place. Even though they won 2-0 at home against Peru, they have no chance against higher level teams like Germany's club, and even less against Oly.

This is simply a better team here. Fournier, McKissic, and Walkup are returning. The game should improve compared to last week. Bayern players lack the individual talent to match Oly, and without it, it is very difficult to defeat the Greeks.

It would be foolish for Olympiacos to focus on Bayern basketball, no matter what the composition of Oly is, Bartzokas will still demand maximum effort from players in defense. The Germans are at the bottom of the rankings in terms of attacks in the Euroleague, but their defense rating is poor and it reflects in the results. After the game against Maccabi, where success was achieved by taking big risks, Olympiacos should put a big emphasis on defense today.

After Oly's returns from injury, they should start climbing up in terms of game quality. The game plan will be prepared, the opponent is not of the highest level, so I believe there will be quality playing here, after all, it's a top Greek team.